Svetislav "Tisa" Milosavljević ( sr-cyr, Светислав Тиса Милосављевић; 9 July 1882 – 28 July 1960) was a Serbian military architect and public officer. He was the first
ban of the
Vrbas Banovina, and during his term between 1929 and 1934 he significantly improved its capital city of
Banja Luka
Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city in Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is the tr ...
, which celebrates him today as one of distinguished citizens. Afterwards, he was the Minister of Transport of the
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
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.
Biography
Svetislav was the eldest son of a wealthy
Niš
Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names of European cities in different languages (M–P)#N, names in other languages), less often spelled in English as Nish, is the list of cities in Serbia, third largest city in Serbia and the administrative cente ...
businessman, Toma Milosavljević. He planned to become an
engineer
Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who Invention, invent, design, build, maintain and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials. They aim to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while ...
, but his father's financial collapse forced him into the military profession. He became an authority on military traffic while advancing at the end of 1925 to the rank of
Brigadier General.

He arrived at
Banja Luka
Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city in Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is the tr ...
on 8 November 1929. In a short time with a substantial state financial aid he helped develop the
Vrbas Banovina, and in particular Banja Luka.
[ His greatest accomplishments include the Banska palata (now the city administration), Banski Dvor, the Banja Luka Theatre (founded in 1930 and today's building built 1934), Public Health Institute, the facilities and the Teacher's School of Agriculture, the east wing of the then Grammar School, and seven residential buildings for public officers (present-day Alley Saint Sava and at the Post Office). He helped establish the Banate Museum, Association for Tourism and Craft and the Chamber of Commerce.][
Although not a direct investor, builder or founder, Milosavljević was credited for the emergence of the Banja Luka town park with a monument to Petar Kočić, upgrading the hotel Bosna, paving and street lighting, and for the construction of Sokolski Dom, City Municipality and the Hotel Palace.
He left Banja Luka and the ban appointment on 22 April 1934 to become a Minister of Transport of the ]Kingdom of Yugoslavia
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. He would return to Banja Luka only once more, on 18 May 1939, when he accepted the invitation of the Banja Luka Orthodox parish and came to the cathedral shrine. He was greeted by a crowd of 20,000.[
]
References
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1882 births
1960 deaths
Military personnel from Niš
Serbian architects
Government ministers of Yugoslavia
People from Banja Luka
Bans of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia